1. Win over Colgate shows MSU is still searching for an identity

EAST LANSING — There’s good news and bad news for Michigan State’s basketball team. The good news: It’s a long winter, with plenty of time to find your stride and grow as a team. And we saw some growth just within Monday’s night’s game. The bad news: Sometimes it’s just a long winter.

The Spartans have work to do to make sure it isn’t the latter.

MSU’s 80-69 win season-opening win over Colgate on Monday showed the Spartans’ ability to eventually impose their will on a lesser opponent. And also that, right now, nothing comes all that easy for them.

People who know college basketball think Colgate could be the class of the Patriot League again this season (after making five of the last six NCAA tournaments). The Raiders h

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